New Line Cinema greenlights Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer; Aaron Johnson rumored for lead role

Deadline is reporting that New Line Cinema has given the official greenlight to Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer. The site also reports that Aaron Johnson is the top contender to play the lead role, although other young actors are also being considered.

Production will begin this spring. The remake was developed by New Line as a dark re-telling of the Jack and the Beanstalk fable, with a script by Darren Lemke and Mark Bomback.